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In a year where Indian equities broadly returned moderate returns, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) rewarded investors with healthy double-digit percentage price appreciation in 2025; supported by falling repo rates and ever-increasing demand for premium office spaces. Offering investors the opportunity to invest in large-scale real estate assets while earning dividend pay-outs from rental earnings, REITs are gradually emerging as the preferred investment choice for investors looking to diversify their portfolios beyond the traditional set of fixed-income instruments. What’s more, with 2025 also witnessing a reduction in the Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) holding period from 36 months to one year and rationalisation of the LTCG rate to 12.5% on gains exceeding ₹1.25 lakh accrued f
The real estate sector, contributing nearly 7% to India’s GDP and employing over 70 million people, remains a critical pillar of economic growth and urban transformation.Industry leaders believe a supportive fiscal framework in FY27 can unlock the next phase of housing-led growth, attract long-term institutional capital, and accelerate the government’s Housing for All vision.A Growing Divide in India’s Housing MarketCautioning about deepening structural imbalances, Anuj Puri, Chairman, ANAROCK Group, highlights the risk of a two-tier housing market.He notes that while luxury housing sales and prices dominate headlines, home ownership is becoming increasingly unaffordable for a large section of Indians.Without decisive intervention in Budget 2026, he cautions, the gap between premium
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) are among India's top carmakers preparing to introduce more than 30 vehicles in 2026-highest in the last five years. The flurry of launches is expected to inject further momentum in the market, experiencing a demand spurt after tax cuts last year.Road ShowWhile Renault is set to take covers off the next generation Duster SUV on January 26, Maruti Suzuki will commence sales of its first electric vehicle, the e-Vitara SUV, next month.Notably, electric cars are poised to dominate the launch portfolio in the coming months, with Tata Motors introducing two new models, including the Sierra EV next quarter. Also, on the cards, are three new models from Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast, two from Chinese EV maker Leapm
New Delhi: Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has emerged as a leader in voice and data performance across the national capital, according to the latest Independent Drive Test (IDT) report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The report, which assesses network quality across the Delhi Licensed Service Area (LSA), highlights that RJIL delivered the highest download speeds and superior speech quality among major telecom service providers during the December 2025 testing period.According to the TRAI press release, the drive tests were conducted between December 15 and December 18, 2025, covering 347.4 km of city routes and 12 hotspot locations.The assessment evaluated 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G technologies to capture real-world mobile network performance in diverse environments, in
